The users will need Internet access to download the software, pay for the software, and to receive their 'key'. But from that point on, the software won't 'phone home'.
During the splash screen, it will show the name and email address for the person that has registered the software. During that time it will do a super secret hash and compare it to the registration key. Okay, good hackers will be able to crack my hash routine I'm sure but I'm not going to go to great lengths to make sure that absolutely no one will ever steal my software. I'd never get anything done and never get the software ready for sale. If someone wants to share their registration key, then the person's name and email address will be displayed each time the software starts up. Hopefully this is a small social influence NOT to share the key. Bottom line is that I want people to use the software. I think it is more important to get it out the door than to fret too long about how many people will be sharing illegal copies. As a side note, when I moved into the Linux and Mac world (in addition to Windows) it is eye-opening on how many people around the world are still using dial-up modems or slow Internet connections. For this reason, phoning home for those applications would be a real pain. I don't want to be a pain. I was to be of (some) help. -K On 05/06/2011 10:33 AM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote: > Kevin -- so will they have to be connected to the internet for the > validation to work and gain access? In this day and age, that's > becoming a given, but I'm wondering about the folks who are offline > (like in their car or at the library where internet perhaps not possible > or not working)? _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
